THE ROWANS (SEATON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10899478 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-08-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-15
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2025-05-07
    ➕
    ESTATES MANAGEMENT, Welden & Edwards appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-05-07
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-05-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-05-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-05-06
    ➖
    INNOVUS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2025-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-01-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-01-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-01-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-01-12
    ➖
    JUDD, Cathren Mary resigned
    director
  13. 2025-01-12
    ➖
    LUCKHURST, Moira resigned
    director
  14. 2024-11-21
    ➕
    SCHWENK-LINN, Nicola Jane appointed
    director
  15. 2024-06-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-06-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-04-23
    ➕
    BARTON, Peter John appointed
    director
  19. 2024-02-29
    ➖
    PORTER, David John resigned
    director
  20. 2023-12-11
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2023-12-11
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  22. 2023-12-07
    ➖
    BLENHEIMS ESTATE & ASSET MANAGEMENT (SW) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2023-12-07
    ➕
    INNOVUS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2023-11-09
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  25. 2023-06-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-03-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2022-02-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2022-02-09
    ➕
    JUDD, Cathren Mary appointed
    director
  30. 2022-02-09
    ➕
    PORTER, David John appointed
    director
  31. 2022-01-19
    ➖
    BROOKS, James Robin, Dr resigned
    director
  32. 2022-01-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2021-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  34. 2021-07-28
    ➕
    BROOKS, James Robin, Dr appointed
    director
  35. 2021-07-28
    ➕
    LUCKHURST, Moira appointed
    director
  36. 2021-07-28
    ➖
    MILNE, David resigned
    director
  37. 2021-07-28
    ➖
    WILDING, Christopher Roger resigned
    director
  38. 2021-03-01
    ➖
    BROWNE, Ian resigned
    director
  39. 2020-03-03
    ➖
    PORTER, David John resigned
    director
  40. 2019-11-25
    ➖
    BAKER, Ian resigned
    director
  41. 2019-11-25
    ➕
    BROWNE, Ian appointed
    director
  42. 2019-11-25
    ➕
    MILNE, David appointed
    director
  43. 2019-11-25
    ➕
    PORTER, David John appointed
    director
  44. 2019-11-25
    ➕
    WILDING, Christopher Roger appointed
    director
  45. 2019-05-28
    ➖
    BAKER, Ian resigned
    secretary
  46. 2019-05-28
    ➕
    BLENHEIMS ESTATE & ASSET MANAGEMENT (SW) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  47. 2017-08-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE ROWANS (SEATON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  48. 2017-08-04
    ➕
    BAKER, Ian appointed
    secretary
  49. 2017-08-04
    ➕
    BAKER, Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

53 Bampton Street
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 6AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

ESTATES MANAGEMENT, Welden & Edwards→
secretary · appointed 2025-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTON, Peter John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2024-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHWENK-LINN, Nicola Jane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-04 · resigned 2019-05-28
Resigned
BLENHEIMS ESTATE & ASSET MANAGEMENT (SW) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-28 · resigned 2023-12-07
Resigned
INNOVUS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-12-07 · resigned 2025-05-06
Resigned
BAKER, Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-08-04 · resigned 2019-11-25
Resigned
BROOKS, James Robin, Dr→
director · ~82y · appointed 2021-07-28 · resigned 2022-01-19
Resigned
BROWNE, Ian→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-11-25 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned
JUDD, Cathren Mary→
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-02-09 · resigned 2025-01-12
Resigned
LUCKHURST, Moira→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-07-28 · resigned 2025-01-12
Resigned
MILNE, David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-11-25 · resigned 2021-07-28
Resigned
PORTER, David John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-02-09 · resigned 2024-02-29
Resigned
PORTER, David John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-11-25 · resigned 2020-03-03
Resigned
WILDING, Christopher Roger→
director · ~84y · appointed 2019-11-25 · resigned 2021-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-11